EE-613 Speech Processing Lab

Lab-3

AIM

● To identify optimal sampling frequency for speech signal processing.

● To identify optimal bit resolution for speech signal processing.

PROBLEM STATEMENTS

1. Study of sampling frequency

A. Record the spoken word ‘Speech’ using a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz (and
16 bits/sample, single channel), and save the wave file. Plot the complete speech
waveform, and the frequency spectra at the center of /s/, /ee/ and /ch/ sounds.
B. Resample the above speech signal to 16kHz and plot the complete speech
signal along with the frequency spectra for different sounds. Comment on the
intelligibility of the speech signal sampled at 16kHz as compared to the speech
signal sampled at 44.1kHz and whether this is a good choice for the sampling
frequency.
C. Resample the speech signal obtained from (A) to 8kHz and plot the complete
speech signal along with the frequency spectra for different sounds. Comment on
the intelligibility of the speech signal sampled at 8kHz comparing it to the above
signals and whether this is a good choice for the sampling frequency.
D. Resample the speech signal obtained from (A) to 4kHz and plot the complete
speech signal along with the frequency spectra for different sounds. Comment on
the intelligibility of the speech signal sampled at 4kHz comparing it to the above
signals and whether this is a good choice for the sampling frequency.

2. Study of bit resolution

A. Convert the speech data (16kHz, 16bit), obtained in step 1(B) above, to a bit
resolution of 8 bits/sample. Plot the complete speech signal and the frequency
spectrum of different sounds. Comment on the frequency spectrum of the
different sounds, intelligibility and quality of the speech signal comparing it with
the above speech signal obtained using 16 bits/sample.
B. Using the same speech signal sampled at 16kHz, now use a bit resolution of 4
bits/sample. Plot the complete speech signal and the frequency spectrum of
different sounds. Comment on the frequency spectrum of the different sounds,
intelligibility and quality of the speech signal comparing it with the above speech
signal
C. Using the same speech signal sampled at 16kHz, now use a bit resolution of 1
bit/sample. Plot the complete speech signal and the frequency spectrum of
different sounds. Comment on the frequency spectrum of the different sounds,
 intelligibility and quality of the speech signal comparing it with the above speech
signals.

SUBMISSION FORMAT

● Export the ipynb and pdf files from google colab with your roll number as the file name.
For example: SP_Lab_3_211081001.ipynb and SP_Lab_3_211081001.pdf.
● Save both files along with the wav files in a folder and submit the zip file of that folder in
moodle. The zip file should be named as SP_Lab_3_211081001.zip

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 6:00 AM 01/09/2023 (One Week)